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A review by gemmamilne
Murmur by Will Eaves
5.0
This was an incredible whirlwind of a read. Totally immersive - I felt like I was somewhere else when I was reading this book.
It’s a short novel, which takes it’s jumping off point from chemical castration of Alan Turing. It’s the journal, dreams and letters of a man basically pondering and coming to terms with his situation, life as a whole, consciousness, maths and more.
It was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize - which is for science books - and it just goes to show how powerful fiction can be in exploring some of the most complex themes in science and its history.
Highly recommend this book - and highly recommend giving it a few hours at a time, maybe even reading in a one-er, to really go deep and fall into its sublime words.
It’s a short novel, which takes it’s jumping off point from chemical castration of Alan Turing. It’s the journal, dreams and letters of a man basically pondering and coming to terms with his situation, life as a whole, consciousness, maths and more.
It was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize - which is for science books - and it just goes to show how powerful fiction can be in exploring some of the most complex themes in science and its history.
Highly recommend this book - and highly recommend giving it a few hours at a time, maybe even reading in a one-er, to really go deep and fall into its sublime words.